DSU President receives Education Award in N.C.

Dr. Harry L. Williams was honored by the General Baptist State Convention of North Carolina with the Presidential Award of Distinction in Education at the organization’s Jan. 8 MLK Memorial Banquet in Durham, N.C. Dr. Williams was honored for his accomplished career in higher education, which include his recent selection at the 10^th president of Delaware State University. Dr. Williams began his first day as president on Jan. 10.

The DSU president – who is a native of Greenville, N.C. and affiliated with the General Baptist Convention – was honored along with two other North Carolinians, Dr. Gardner C. Taylor, a nationally known Baptist pastor and leader, and Charlotte, N.C. Mayor Anthony R. Foxx.